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The restoration of the interior of Bruton Parish Church to its colonial form and appearance was inaugurated by a service held on May 14, 1905, with a sermon on the Continuity of the Life of the Church, by Rev. Beverley Dandridge Tucker, D.D. [17] The church's restoration was completed by 1907, in time to mark the 300th anniversary of the ...
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The Church of St Mary in Bruton, Somerset, England was largely built in the 14th century. Like many Somerset churches, it has a very fine tower; less usually it has a second one as well. [2] Simon Jenkins has called Bruton's tower "Somerset architecture at its most powerful." [3] It has been designated a Grade I listed building. [4] [5]
November 18, 1980 [2] Bruton Parish Poorhouse Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site located near Williamsburg , York County, Virginia . It is the site of a poorhouse established by Bruton Parish Church after a 1755 act of the assembly empowering all the colony's parishes to erect poorhouses.
William Archer Rutherfoord "W. A. R." Goodwin (June 18, 1869 – September 7, 1939) was an Episcopal priest, historian, and author. As the rector of Bruton Parish Church, Goodwin began the 20th-century preservation and restoration effort which resulted in Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia.
In 1826, after lobbying by Moore (but refusing his offered position in Richmond), Wilmer moved to Williamsburg to become professor of moral philosophy and rector of Bruton Parish Church. [28] He served as the historic College's interim president from June 1826 to October 1826, when he was elected its eleventh president.
In the mid to late 15th century, the church was expanded significantly by building a new and larger nave and tower to the south of the building, making the original church the aisle of the new. In the 18th century, the east end and chancel were rebuilt in the Rococo or Late Baroque style, which contrasts with the rich Perpendicular Gothic of ...
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